Name: Writers Helping Writers: Hook Readers with Your Story’s First Five Pages with Eva Barrows
Start: 2026-01-15T18:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-15T19:45:00-08:00
Location: Rinconada Library

$Writers Helping Writers: Hook Readers with Your Story\u2019s First Five Pages with Eva Barrows$

Do you know if your story hooks readers in the first line, first pages, or first chapter? If it doesn’t, it risks being set aside. In this Writers Helping Writers presentation, Story Coach Eva Barrows reveals how to write openings that grab attention, spark curiosity, and keep readers turning pages.
Focusing on what needs to happen in a story’s first five pages, you’ll learn what a story hook is, why it matters and its function across genres. You’ll learn how strong hooks launch the plot, and introduce characters, conflict, and your protagonist’s core desire.
We’ll look at different ways to craft a compelling hook and how to avoid common opening missteps. Writers will leave with concrete strategies and revision tips to craft openings that successfully immerse readers into the rest of the story, and make them eager to reach the end.